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This catalog carries the 
most sweeping guarantee 
that anybody could possi¬ 
bly put on a Fall Planting 
Book. If you were to write 
it yourself, you couldn’t 
make it any stronger! 
I’m not only assuring you 
that everything in this 
book is of high quality, 
and exactly as represented—Fm going far beyond that 
and guaranteeing that every bulb you buy from Earl May 
WILL BLOOM. 
A BLOOM IN EVERY 
BULB! 
I can make such a guarantee because I know that every item in this 
book is right. My buyers have combed the oiferings of the world's 
finest bulb growers. We have bought bulbs for your garden just as 
carefully and conscientiously as if every one of them was going into 
my own yard. 
So you can read this book with the fullest assurance that anything 
you select here for planting this fall will bring you joy next spring. 
You can buy with the comfortable knowledge that every Earl May 
bulb is sound to the core—^and that the long winter months will 
lead to a blaze of beauty at every spot where you’ve planted one 
of my bulbs. 
Just one word of caution. Most of my offerings in this book are im¬ 
ported, which means that our stocks are limited. Once a bin is cleaned 
out, we can’t ship any more. So ^ 
you’d do well to protect yourself by 
getting your order in early. /C^yOA^ 
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FREE GIFTS 
I have selected the two finest items 
in my Fall Bulb Book to send you 
as free gifts. One is the spectacu¬ 
lar Sunset Lily you’ll find illus¬ 
trated on the front cover—and the 
other is a famous, new Shirley 
Temple Tulip—a Triumph—which 
is described and pictured in color 
on Page 9. 
And here is how you get them— 
With any $2.00 to $U.99 order —you 
may have your choice of one glori¬ 
ous Sunset Lily bulb—or two bulbs 
of the new Shirley Temple Tulip. 
(Either is worth 30c.) 
With any $5.00 order and up —I 
will send you your choice of three 
Sunset Lily bulbs, or six giant 
Shirley Temple bulbs. (Either is 
worth 85c.) 
Be sure to include the new Sunset 
Lily, or the Shirley Temple Tulip 
in your order, at my expense. 
I guarantee everything in this book, 
Dutch Bulbs, Nursery-stock, Seeds, 
and all my special bargain offers 
to be true to name. If anything you 
purchase does not come up to every 
expectation, or does not arrive in 
good condition. I'll replace it free, if 
you notify me at once. Earl E. May. 
MOLE REPELLENT 
With every bulb order, I include 
FREE a generous quantity of mole 
repellent which we’ve found to be 
very successful. 
Moles are about the only thing that 
can keep good bulbs from growing, 
and because I want to back up my 
guarantee of “a bloom in every 
bulb”, Fm sending you a generous 
supply of a fine repellent (at my 
own expense) that will keep this 
destructive rodent from interfer¬ 
ing with your bulbs. 
I import for you only the ^ 
finest, healthiest, gen¬ 
uine Dutch bulbs. I 
Everyone knows that genuine Holland grown f 
bulbs are the best in the world. They are 1 
healthy, beautiful, strong. That is why I can! 
easily guarantee my giant-sized Holland bulbs, | 
for every one is 4% inches or more around! 
I absolutely guarantee that you will get a 
“bloom in every bulb.” 
Here is the beautiful, fast Holland-American liner, 
"Nieuw Amsterdam"—the ship that brings Holland's 
wonderful bulbs to America for Earl May customers. 
Remember, you can still order from my 1938 
Spring Catalog, as well as from this Fall 
Book. Get it out now, and order what you 
need—for delivery this fall or next spring, 
as you prefer. 
For successful fall planting 
With every order, I will send you free a copy 
of my “How to Plant” book. This excellent 
16-page book gives you complete information 
on how to plant and care for the bulbs and 
nursery stock you will receive from me this 
fall. 
Don't miss Tinka and Hans! 
Look on the back cover, and you’ll find two of 
the sweetest Dutch dolls you ever saw, pic¬ 
tured in natural color. Be sure to read the 
interesting story about how you can get them 
for your children at such little cost. 
My daughter Frances snapped this picture of me last 
spring while I was admiring one of my lovely beds 
of tulips. 
Copyright, 1938—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
